Longing after Christ

I long to march the heavenly road

Alterer: Anna Beeman
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 I long to march the heavenly road,
Converse on holy things;
Yea, tread the temple of my God,
and see the king of kings.

2 There Jesus' gospel sweetly sounds,
O how the glory rings;
The chief of sinners heal their wounds,
And see the king of kings.

3 There Jesus takes them for his brides,
Adorns their hands with rings;
And they walk sweetly by his side,
And see the king of kings.

4 They sweetly lean upon his breast,
And hear of heavenly things;
O here they find a blessed rest,
And see the king of kings.

5 Their minds survey the worlds above,
Think how the Angels sing;
They sweetly taste of Jesus love,
And see the king of kings.

6 Come all that view that heavenly shore,
And seraphs that have wings,
Exalt his praises more and more,
And see the king of kings.

7 Come sinners let it be your aim,
To search for heavenly things;
Come put your trust in Jesus hame,
And see the king of kings.

Source: Hymns on Various Subjects #4

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Alterer: Anna Beeman

Anna Keeney Beeman born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was the among the first female Baptist hymn writers in America. She believed strongly in baptism by immersion. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Children and Grandchildren of Thomas Beeman" (on RootsWeb, accessed 11/8/2020) and I Will Sing the Wondrous Story: a history of Baptist hymnody in North America by David W. Music and Paul Akers Richardson (Mercer University Press, Macon, GA: 2008) Go to person page >

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